Simon Chretien

Simon Chretien (1770-20 May 1813) was a Colonel of the French Army.

Biography
Simon Chretien was born in Poitiers in the Kingdom of France in 1770. In 1791 he joined the French Army and at the age of 28 gained the rank of Colonel during the Egypt Campaign. He commanded a regiment of Fusiliers of Line against the Mamelukes in the Battle of the Pyramids on 21 July 1798. Chretien proceeded to serve as the commander of his regiment until he was killed at the Battle of Bautzen in 1813.